Adult, child killed in accident

HAND COUNTY:

July 18, 2009|From staff reports

A 33-year-old Huron woman and a 1-year-old child were killed Saturday afternoon when their vehicle submerged in water near the Rose Hill Lake Recreation Area southwest of Wessington, according to a release from the South Dakota Highway Patrol. According to the release, at approximately 3:10 p.m., a vehicle driven by Katherina Naw left the roadway and entered the lake. Naw and her passenger, 1-year-old Nang Zin Naing, were unable to exit the vehicle. Alcohol did not appear to be a factor, according to the release.